Where did Alphonse Elric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It`s up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil`s Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil`s Nest aren`t exactly human either. Now, Al must fight a homunculus--an artificial human being--and the streets of Dublith will run red with blood...